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[22/12/2009] FIFA/FIFPro World XI celebrated in Zurich
[21/11/2009] FIFA/FIFPro World XI award introduced
[20/11/2009] 55 players on shortlist FIFA/FIFPro World XI
[12/11/2009] More ballots and pictures for FIFPro s World XI
[5/11/2009] English, Italian and Portugese stars send votes for World XI
[30/10/2009] Liverpool players fill in the FIFPro World XI ballots
[20/10/2009] All players in the world vote for FIFPro World XI 2009
[14/11/2007] John Terry and Didier Drogba receive their FIFPro World XI Award
[11/11/2007] Steven Gerrard receives his FIFPro World XI Award
[8/11/2007] Puyol, Ronaldinho and Messi receive FIFPro Awards
[22/10/2007] Gianluigi Buffon receives his FIFPro World XI Award
[5/10/2007] Kaka voted FIFPro World Player of the Year
[4/10/2007] FIFPro World Player of the Year announced next Friday
[25/9/2007] 55 players shortlisted for FIFPro World XI Player Awards
[21/9/2007] FIFPro World XI shortlist announced next Tuesday
[21/9/2007] Perus top players vote for FIFPro World XI
[19/9/2007] Polish footballer of the year chooses FIFPro World XI
[14/8/2007] Irish pros voting for FIFPro World XI
[26/7/2007] Voting for FIFPro World XI underway
[28/5/2007] FIFPro World Player of the Year Ronaldinho talks about who could win this years title
[26/3/2007] Zinedine Zidane receives FIFPro Award
[15/3/2007] Fabio Cannavaro receives FIFPro World XI Award
[7/1/2007] Thierry Henry receives his FIFPro World XI Award
[4/12/2006] Gianluigi Buffon receives his FIFPro World XI Award
[27/11/2006] San Siro: FIFPro award for Pirlo and Kaka
[24/11/2006] Barcelona-players receive FIFPro Award at Camp Nou
[20/11/2006] John Terry receives his FIFPro World XI Award
[17/11/2006] Milan players receive FIFPro award before the match against Messina
[16/11/2006] How the pros voted? Today: England
[13/11/2006] How the pros voted? Today: France
[9/11/2006] How the pros voted? Italy
[8/11/2006] How the pros voted? Today: Brazil
[8/11/2006] How the pros voted? Today: Germany
[7/11/2006] FIFPro Awards: A lot of media attention
[6/11/2006] FIFPro World X1 Team 2005-06
[2/11/2006] Ronaldinho
[2/11/2006] Ronaldo
[2/11/2006] Andrea Pirlo
[2/11/2006] Ze Roberto
[30/10/2006] Francesco Totti
[30/10/2006] Cafu
[30/10/2006] Didier Drogba
[30/10/2006] Luis Figo
[30/10/2006] William Gallas
[30/10/2006] Jens Lehmann
[30/10/2006] Miroslav Klose
[30/10/2006] Luca Toni
[30/10/2006] Carles Puyol
[26/10/2006] Steven Gerrard
[26/10/2006] Arjen Robben
[26/10/2006] Fabio Cannavaro
[26/10/2006] Michael Ballack
[26/10/2006] Roberto Ayala
[26/10/2006] Adriano Leite Ribeiro
[7/10/2006] Brazilian world champions present the best 55

Forwards

Forwards

Lionel Messi
(Argentine, Barcelona, 23)

2009 record: Champions League, Primera División, Spanish Cup, European Super Cup, Spanish Super Cup. World Cup for Clubs.

With 1.69 metres he may be the smallest player on the field, but he is the biggest footballer in the World. When Lionel Messi starts dribbling, he is unstoppable, every defender is at his mercy. The combination of his ball control, pace, vision and creativity are simply unique. In 2009 Leo was the best player on the best team of the planet. He scored 31 times and supplied ten assists in the successful 2008/09 campaign (league, cup and European matches), and in the current season he already has 12 goals and 5 assists in 19 appearances. And on Saturday he made the winning goal against Estudiantes, securing Barcelona's sixth title in 2009.

Cristiano Ronaldo
(Portugal, Real Madrid, 24)

2009 record: Premier League and League Cup (with Manchester United).

A little bit less productive than he was in 2008, but nevertheless still phenomenal in 2009. Cristiano Ronaldo was one of the stars that led Manchester United to the 2009 Premier League title, and to the Champions League final (that The Red Devils lost to Barcelona). Consequently he left Old Trafford for Real Madrid after the Spanish team paid a record breaking transfer sum of 94 million euro. Although plagued by injuries, the superbly talented Portugese striker showed his new fans what he is capable of, making thirteen goals in the twelve games he played in the Primera División and Champions League.

Fernando Torres
(Spain, Liverpool, 25)

Last Wednesday Fernando Torres made his 49th goal in the Premier League as a player of Liverpool. It took him 69 games to do that. These impressive numbers illustrate the class of the Spanish striker, who can create and score out of nothing. An example of this ability is the magnificent goal he made against Blackburn Rovers, with an incredible volley. Although Torres was hampered by injuries during 2009, he still convinced his professional colleagues worldwide. And when he was playing, he was scoring. Ask New Zealand, the team that suffered three Torres’ goals in just eleven minutes at this year’s Confederations Cup.